i would prefer that tower was still in business and that we had a perfect distribution system (which did not discriminate against small labels such as our own). this is not the case … thus, tower goes out of business and the internet levels the playing field. it was tower’s business decisions coupled with our mass distribution system which did the forcing … i am simply reporting the news.

]]>By: Frank J. Oterihttp://www.sequenza21.com/2006/11/contemporary-music-meets-contemporary-art/comment-page-1/#comment-426
Mon, 13 Nov 2006 21:17:47 +0000http://www.sequenza21.com/index.php?p=120#comment-426First off, sorry to have been so quiet on these pages lately. But busy as I’ve been I had to weigh in on this one:

…now, people are forced to seek new music titles online…

Call me a liberal, but I find it hard to believe that forcing people to do anything will yield a positive outcome. Is this really the way to get more people excited about new music?

]]>By: Glenn Freemanhttp://www.sequenza21.com/2006/11/contemporary-music-meets-contemporary-art/comment-page-1/#comment-425
Mon, 13 Nov 2006 20:32:59 +0000http://www.sequenza21.com/index.php?p=120#comment-425actually, the demise of tower is helpful for our label (OgreOgress) because we never had mass distribution into the tower chain (only a few stores via myself). now, people are forced to seek new music titles online and will be able to see our titles, as well as those of the big labels, on an equal footing.
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